Eine neue genetische Analyse von Zähnen aus einem Massengrab in Litauen enthüllt verborgene Krankheiten, die die Soldaten des französischen Kaisers während ihres katastrophalen Rückzugs im Jahr 1812 plagten. Es handelte sich nicht wie bisher angenommen um Typhus oder „Grabenfieber“.
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“One of the pathogens the team found was a species of Borrelia—a relative of the tick-borne bacteria that cause Lyme disease. It is spread by lice and triggers a debilitating illness known as ‘relapsing fever’ that is now rare in Europe.
The other was a strain of Salmonella that causes a condition called paratyphoid fever. Though it has similar symptoms to typhus, like fever, rashes and diarrhea, it is not spread by lice like typhus is. People tend to get infected by it from consuming water and food polluted by fecal matter.”